PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny Stewart (ranked 2519 p4p, 5447 weight class) and Hank Houston (ranked 302 p4p, 519 weight class). Stewart's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Tupac - Hit 'Em Up. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Stewart
vs
Houston

185 cm
27
191
3 - 1 - 1

177 cm
22
189
5 - 6 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Stewart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Houston!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stewart lands with a right hand.
Houston getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Houston thuds a left hand into Stewart's body.
Houston has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stewart finds it's way round the side to connect with Houston's head.
Houston blocks a jab.
Stewart takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Houston defending well as Stewart loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stewart checks a leg kick.
Houston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stewart moves away.
Houston throws a shot from downtown. Stewart moves away and avoids it.
Houston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Danny Stewart has been cut.
Houston throws a hook to the side of Stewart's head but Stewart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stewart cracks a nice hook into Houston's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Houston lands with a nice body punch.
Stewart on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stewart just misses with a punch to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Houston misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Houston.
Stewart throws a jab when Houston was well out of range.
Houston swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Stewart slips under a jab.
Danny Stewart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stewart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Stewart misses with a left hand
and Houston counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Stewart avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stewart connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Hank Houston has been cut.
Houston misses with a takedown attempt - Stewart sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
It looked like Stewart was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Houston.
Houston moves out of range as Stewart strikes.
Houston thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stewart scores with a sloppy right hand. Houston should have avoided that one.

Houston is rocked!
Stewart lands a brutal uppercut that launches Houston off his feet! Houston tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Danny Stewart!
An out of breath Danny Stewart thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.